Game threads XIV – White Sox at Royals

KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 05: Kansas City Royals pitcher Kris Bubic (50) pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 5th, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images When last I sat down to write a game thread, the Royals were at . 500, and while they had just lost to the Twins, they’d absolutely whalloped them the night before in the rain.

Things were looking up as a really tough opponent came into town. That night, I got to write a recap about a doubleheader split, which saw the team score eight more runs in a game. Since that night, the Royals have only won one more contest and scored a total of twelve runs in their last five games.

One reason I always advocate for evaluating the team no more often than a series-by-series basis is that a loss like last night’s can feel devastating, but if they win the next three, it won’t register nearly as poorly. Of course, to do that, the Royals will have to win the next three, and that starts with winning tonight. The good news is that the White Sox do not currently have a lefty scheduled for the rest of the series, and that also starts with tonight.

Chicago will send a journeyman double-first-namer, Davis Martin, to the mound in the second of four against the southsiders. Martin is 2-0 with a 2. 45 ERA to start the year.